Once Human: Master Guide (Hive bases, Map/Server Navigation, and etc.) (WIP)

Before you can hop into the game and start playing with your friends, you’ll need to know a few things about SWM (Servers, Worlds, Map).

What are Servers?: Think of each and individual server as separate player host running their own copy of a game somewhere in the world. Joining a server will let you join the host’s session, with it’s own server location, it’s own game progression, and it’s own events running in it. Lets take PVE01-00074 and PVE01-00075 as an example, because these are official servers (meaning they are probably approved/provided by the people who made the game), they might be in the same location, on the same server rack, sitting right next to each other. But they both have their own data on players and player-built bases. They don’t share data because they are two separate machines running their own sessions.

What do these servers mean to the players?: Choosing a server and entering the game will start you off to the character creation and tutorial. But before you do that, there’s a few things you need to know. First off, you can’t transfer character data or progression to other servers, and servers tend to fill up quickly, which leads to servers becoming too full for new players to join. You want to organize a time with all of your friends to hop on and choose a server together. otherwise, they may not be able to join your server later on

Multi-server purchases: Besides character data unable to transfer to other servers, purchases/cosmetics might be the only thing that can be shared between more than one server. But don’t quote that on me, I may have mis-read some of the detail. if you’re interested about the official information, please see the two links below

Server Resets: Furthermore, every server will probably reset character data at the end of every season, but you will keep important currencies, Gear blueprints, blueprints fragments weapon accessories, mods, all paid and free cosmetics, house blueprints (high level materials will be replaces with low level materials), main and side story progression, friends list. You can carry some of the common materials. But your player level and map progression will reset, here’s something I’m quoting from one of the official posts:

“(3) In the new season, your character will be reset to Lv.1, and the exploration progress of the World Map will be reset as well. This ensures all players start the new season on an equal footing and can enjoy playing together. New scenario types often offer different map designs, providing new exploration experience and rewards. Each season server will also offer new season challenges to earn new rewards.”

Links:
Explanation of Paid Content Shared Between Characters
Seasons Explained

At the moment (or at least for early game) there is not really a way to make a separate territory for your hive/friends besides using your own personal territories and giving permission to your friends to access it. You can still have a base for everyone to manage, build, and live together, but there are some specific facilities/items that only the owner of the territory can manage.

Alternately: you and your friends can snap the borders of all of your territories together and help each other out to build and construct each of your individual bases.

Here are some things you’ll need A trustworthy leader/friend to set up a hive (who can also >), a trustworthy friend/Leader willing to give up (share) their territory for everyone to share, an empty/ideal spot perfect for your hive to grow and expand, lots of wood, and lots of gravel.

Separate note: it seems like there used to be hive terminal, but it was removed. Making us to resort to creating hive bases via personal bases. (source)

Blueprints: It’s a handy tool, make sure you save your base to a blueprint to save your trouble later on!

Let’s get started!

(Make sure you and your friends have joined the same server, see “Servers > Worlds > Maps” section/content above)

First: Let’s create the Hive, you can do this by pressing “U” key on the keyboard to open the team menu. Then hover over to the Hive tab at the top and click on it, then go ahead and create your Hive.

Once created, go ahead and invite your friends to the Hive. I personally like to invite my friends via the hive chat. You can do this by hitting the big recruitment button (a pop up should appear) and hit the button that looks like a paper plane icon.

Go ahead and close out of the hive interface and hit enter, by default you should be stuck in the world chat (which is where the ad for your Hive is NOT located). Navigate you chat to “GENERAL” or “HIVE”. it should be there, go ahead and let your friends click on the link to your hive and let them apply to join.